diff --git a/akka-http/src/main/scala/caliban/AkkaHttpAdapter.scala b/akka-http/src/main/scala/caliban/AkkaHttpAdapter.scala
index 2b2ae8851..23606dcb8 100644
--- a/akka-http/src/main/scala/caliban/AkkaHttpAdapter.scala
+++ b/akka-http/src/main/scala/caliban/AkkaHttpAdapter.scala
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ object AkkaHttpAdapter extends FailFastCirceSupport {
         .future
     )
 
+  def makeHttpServiceM[R, E](
+    interpreter: URIO[R, GraphQLInterpreter[R, E]]
+  )(implicit ec: ExecutionContext, runtime: Runtime[R]): Route =
+    makeHttpService(runtime.unsafeRun(interpreter))
+
   def makeHttpService[R, E](
     interpreter: GraphQLInterpreter[R, E]
   )(implicit ec: ExecutionContext, runtime: Runtime[R]): Route = {
diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/caliban/akkahttp/ExampleApp.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/caliban/akkahttp/ExampleApp.scala
index 3dafd27e1..048451562 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/scala/caliban/akkahttp/ExampleApp.scala
+++ b/examples/src/main/scala/caliban/akkahttp/ExampleApp.scala
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ object ExampleApp extends App with GenericSchema[Console with Clock] {
   case class Mutations(deleteCharacter: CharacterArgs => URIO[Console, Boolean])
   case class Subscriptions(characterDeleted: ZStream[Console, Nothing, String])
 
-  val interpreter = defaultRuntime.unsafeRun(
+  val interpreter = 
     ExampleService
       .make(sampleCharacters)
       .map(service => {
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ object ExampleApp extends App with GenericSchema[Console with Clock] {
           )
         ).interpreter
       })
-  )
 
   /**
    * curl -X POST \
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ object ExampleApp extends App with GenericSchema[Console with Clock] {
    */
   val route =
     path("api" / "graphql") {
-      AkkaHttpAdapter.makeHttpService(interpreter)
+      AkkaHttpAdapter.makeHttpServiceM(interpreter)
     } ~ path("graphiql") {
       getFromResource("graphiql.html")
     }